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Show HN: Calyxa – Browser Native AI tutor solving the "cheating" problem

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Calyxa is a browser-native AI tutor that helps students learn directly on homework websites and PDFs, eliminating the need to copy-paste problems into separate chats. It provides contextual annotations and voice coaching, aiming to turn cheating into genuine understanding. Free tier offers 10 sessions/month; Pro at $10/month for unlimited use.

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Stop copying. Start learning.

Your Adaptive AI tutor that teaches directly on any homework, website, or PDF.

Add to Chrome — free

Works on Khan Academy, Canvas, Google Classroom & more.

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Featured onProduct Hunt

Stop copying. Start learning.

Your Adaptive AI tutor that teaches directly on any homework, website, or PDF.

Add to Chrome — free

✧  Exploring

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Solve for a side in right triangles | Khan Academy✕

←→⟳khanacademy.org/math/trigonometry/right-triangles-trig

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scripted demo — the real calyxa floats over your actual homework tab

getting unstuck

Skip the copy-paste loop.

one sentence does what used to take eight steps — and this time you actually learn it.

Before1 / 8 steps

1 1Screenshot the problem2 2Open a new chat3 3Paste it in4 4Type where you're stuck5 5Read the full solution6 6Copy it down7 7Turn it in8 8Miss the same step on the test

~10 minutes of screenshot-and-paste busywork to hand in an answer you can't explain — you end up cheating and learning nothing.

After1 step

“hey calyxa — I'm stuck on 2b.”

2bx² − 5x + 6 = 0your page

✚ Coachingalready looking at 2b — what did you try first?

seconds to ask, zero busywork — you think it through and actually understand the concept your test needs.

one session

Everything a tutor does, in one session.

it draws on the problem itself, talks you through it out loud, and leaves a study kit behind when you're done.

labeled marks and a why-note — on the page you already have open.

It draws on the problem itself.

labeled marks on the terms it's talking about, and a why-note for the step — on the page you already have open. when it says “the middle term,” you can see exactly which term it means.

mathpath.example.edu/unit-4mathpath.example.educalyxa active

Problem 2 · factor

x² + 5xthey add to +5 + 6they multiply to +6 = 0

✚ Coachingyou're looking for two numbers that do both jobs at once. what pair could that be?

✚ Coaching

pricing

Simple, honest pricing.

free

$0/mo

10 tutoring sessions a month.

✓  annotations on any page✓  voice tutoring✓  session notes

Start free

pro

$10/mo

billed monthly

unlimited sessions. everything calyxa learns about you, working for you.

✓  unlimited sessions✓  remembers your misconceptions✓  study kits after every session✓  priority support

Upgrade to Pro

a human tutor is $40–80 an hour. a month of calyxa costs less than 20 minutes of one.

⌥+C

Press ⌥ C and start talking.

your homework is already open. so is the tutor.

Add to Chrome — free

10 free sessions a month · chrome, for now · alt + shift + C on windows

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Key points

  • Calyxa is an AI tutor that works directly on homework pages, providing annotations and coaching to help students learn step-by-step.
  • It aims to solve the 'cheating' problem by embedding tutoring into the actual homework process, reducing busywork.
  • Available as a Chrome extension with a free tier (10 sessions/month) and Pro at $10/month.
  • Uses voice tutoring and session notes to reinforce learning.

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